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Commission backs ordinance enabling Metro staff to issue citations for fare nonpayment, lowers minimum forfeiture to $5
Summary
After extensive discussion about equity, safety and data, the Transportation Commission voted to recommend a substitute ordinance that would authorize Metro operations supervisors to issue citations for fare nonpayment and reduce the minimum forfeiture from $50 to $5.
The Transportation Commission on April 9 recommended approval of a substitute ordinance that would authorize Metro Transit supervisors and specified Metro staff to issue citations for nonpayment of bus fare and lower the municipal minimum forfeiture for such citations.
Staff and Metro representatives said the change is intended to give Metro a non‑police enforcement option for fare collection while removing direct enforcement duties from bus operators. Eric (staff) told the commission the change would “remove some of the elements that require bus-driver involvement” and allow…
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